The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-13
SUPT. BAKERS REPORT.
THE PAST YEARS WORK IN THE
SCHOOLS.

Moral Suasion VS.. the Rod-Colored
Teachers Favor Whipping-The Bar
nard Street School Vacancy-New
Text Books-Change in Grading
Drawing in the Schools.
Messrs. Red, Blum, Saussy, Walker, TAFT
nall and Estill were present last night at the
meeting of the Board of Public Education,
and DIR. James B. Read, Vice President, pre-
sided. The large attendance demonstrated
that number of the members belong to the
"Can't-get-away," or won't stay away"
club.
THE SCHOOL PROSPEROUS.
Supt. Baker submitted the twenty second
annual report of the public schools,
covering about twenty-five pages of fools
cap paper, The following isa brief synopsis
of it: 1t showed that the work accom-
plished during the past year was
more than usually successful. The school
accommodations in the city had been largely
increased and quite an addition made to the
number of schools in the county. There are
now white schools in the city and 10 in the
country, and colored in the city and 20 in
the country. The total number of scholars
in all the schools is 1896. The aggregate
increase in the year is 1893
MORAL SUAsIoN VS.. THE ROD.
In the matter of discipline, according to
the superintendent report, there are wide
differences of opinion among the teachers,
some reporting that the rule abolishing cor
poral punishment had been fruitful of good
results, while others favored the re-
turn to the old method, the rod and strap.
Supt Baker stated that, as far as his obser-
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say that the discipline of the schools
had not suffered from the rule prohibiting
corporal punishment, but on the contrary
he believed there was an improvement in
that respect The Superintendent stated
that in a few years corporal punishment
would be abolished by all boards of edu-
cation.
CoLoRED TEACHERS ADVOCATE WHIPPING.
The teachers in the colored schools, it APP
peared from the report, were unanimously
in favor of returning to the "rod and strap"
THE BARNARD STREET SCHOOL.
The report of the committee on the
examination of applicants to fill the vacan-
cies in the Barnard Street School was read
and received. Later on in the evening a
motion prevailed postponing the election to
fill the vacancy until the next regular
meeting.
The Committee on Accounts submitted its
report, which was adopted.
TWO COLoRED TEACHERS RESIGN.
Miss Lizzie c. Dunbar of the West Broad
street colored school, and Miss c. M.
Deveaux of the East Broad street colored
school, rendered their designations, which
were accepted.
NEW TEXT BOOKS.
The Superintendent submitted sample
books of the Eclectic System of Industrial
and Perspective Drawing" They were re-
ferred to the Committee on Text Books.
This is the first move toward drawing les
sons in the public schools. The system can
be taught by regular teachers. New text
books in other studies were also referred to
the committee,
CHANGE OF GRADING.
The Superintendent recommended a
change in the system of grading teachers
and classes, so as to make the first class that
of the first year and lowest class, and so on
through the several grades the eighth grade
being the highest Action on the recon-
mendation was deferred until the next
meeting.
West Broad and East Broad street colored
schools be filled by promotion in all grades,
and an examination was ordered to fill the
place of assistant teachers in these schools.
The Committee ON School Buildings was
instructed to have the Cathedral and West
Broad street school buildings repaired.
After reading the report of the Treasurer
the Board adjourned.